List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi

Throughout his international career, Messi has scored 112 goals in 191 international appearances,[1][2] making him the country's all-time top scorer; he surpassed Gabriel Batistuta's record of 54 goals with a free kick against the United States in the semi-final of the Copa América Centenario on 21 June 2016.

[6] Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005,[7] and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia.

[1] His goal against Serbia and Montenegro, on 16 June 2006, at the age of 18 years and 358 days, made him the youngest-ever scorer for Argentina at a FIFA World Cup.

[1] In 2022, Messi broke the record for the most international goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina, with eighteen.

[11] Messi has scored 34 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the highest scorer of the qualification in CONMEBOL.

Messi has scored 112 international goals since making his debut for Argentina in 2005.
Messi scored his first international hat-trick against Switzerland in February 2012.